Gill (name)

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Surname or given name

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::summary Surname or given name ::

Gill may be a surname or given name, derived from a number of unrelated sources.

Europe

In Europe, various cultures use the name, examples being:

  • the Dutch form of the given name Giles
  • in English, Gill may be a hypocorism of a number of given names, including Giles, Julian, William (Guillaume), Gillian, Gilbert
  • in Northern English, Scots and Norwegian, it may be a topographic name, ultimately derived from Old Norse gil 'ravine'; for example: Lord Gill
  • as a surname, an anglicization of the Scottish or Irish patronymic McGill (or Mac Gille, Mac An Ghoill and variants), also derived from the origins of the same English name.

Indian subcontinent

  • in Punjab, a clan of Jats and Ramgharias (ਗਿੱਲ or {{Nastaliq|گل}}), it may be derived from the Punjabi word 'gil' meaning "moisture". According to oral history, the progenitor of the clan was a man named Gill. Shergill, Virk, and Sidhu are descendant clans of the Gill Jat clan. The name is also used by the Chuhra (Balmiki and Bhangi) caste, including the Mirasis. According to bhāt (bardic) records, the Gill Jat clan claims origin to an abandoned child found by a raja in a moist, jungle area of the wilds who was being attended by a lion. This tale is recounted in colonial-era literature. Connections to historic and contemporary Iranic peoples, such as the ancient Gelae tribe of the Scythians and the present-day Gilaki people, and locations such as Gilan, have been suggested. There were half a million Gill Jats recorded in the 1881 British India census. The Gill Jats had a marriage custom which involved digging a hole in a muddy spring. The Gill surname is also common amongst the Punjabi diaspora in Canada, as many Punjabi-Canadians have ancestral origins from a cluster of 52 villages in Moga, Ludhiana, and Faridkot districts where the Gill surname is common.

West Asia

In Hebrew, a masculine given name or byname meaning "joy, gladness" (גִּיל, feminine form גִּילָה, Gilla).

East Asia

In Korean, a common personal name often transliterated as Gil.

People with the surname Gill

People with the given name Gill

Women

Men

  • Gill Bates, American international relations scholar specialized in Chinese foreign policy and politics
  • Gill Byrd (born 1961), American professional football player
  • Gill Dennis (1941–2015), American director and screenwriter
  • Gill Dougherty (born 1961), French singer and songwriter
  • Gill Fenerty (born 1963), American professional football player
  • Gill Fox (1915–2004), American political cartoonist, comic book artist and editor, and animator
  • Gill Holland (born 1964), American entrepreneur and film producer
  • Gill Landry (born 1975), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • Gill McLachlan (born 1973), Australian sports administrator
  • Gill Sanderson, Author of romance novels
  • Gill Mohindepaul Singh (born 1970), Indian-Hong Kong actor
  • Gill Stegall (1961–1988), American professional football player
  • Gill Swerts (born 1982), Belgian professional footballer
  • Gill Verdon, Canadian physicist and entrepreneur
  • Gill Robb Wilson (1892–1966), American pilot, Presbyterian minister, and military advocate
  • Gill Warrenton (1894–1980), American silent and sound film cinematographer

References

References

  1. Gill, Gurcharan Singh. (2008). "Deeper Roots of the Gill, Bhatti, Sidhu, Brar, Tur, and Related Jat and Rajput Clans". Indian Family History Society.
  2. (2001). "Jatta da Itihas". Lahore Books Ludhiana.
  3. (2008). "Challenging the rule(s) of law : colonialism, criminology and human rights in India". SAGE Publications.
  4. Pettigrew, Joyce J. M.. (2023). "ROBBER NOBLEMEN a study of the political system of the sikh jats.". ROUTLEDGE.
  5. Hanks, Patrick. (2003). "Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set". Oxford University Press.
  6. O'Brien, John. (2006). "The Construction of Pakistani Christian Identity". Research Society of Pakistan.
  7. (1976). "The City of Faridkot: Past and Present". Punjabi University, Patiala.
  8. (2003). "People of India. Punjab". Anthropological Survey of India.
  9. Ram, Ronki. (2023-03-01). "Understanding Diversity and Deras within the Sikh Panth (Community): Some Critical Reflections. {{!}} Journal of Sikh & Punjab Studies {{!}} EBSCOhost".
  10. Jhutti, Sundeep Singh. (2003). "The Getes". Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania.
  11. Srivastava, Nisha. (30 April 2025). "Gill Surname Rises to Prominence in Canada's New Parliament". The Daily Guardian.
  12. (30 March 2013). "Korea Focus – December 2012". The Korea Foundation (한국국제교류재단).

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